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Visual Artists Demand Compensation For Work That AI Has Trained On

The group is calling for retrospective settlements for previous unauthorised use, for transparent disclosure of training datasets and for fair licensing agreements to ensure creators are properly credited and compensated for their contributions to AI development. - The Art Newspaper

Clandestine Project In London Shares Museum Membership Cards With Poor Artists

Being the director of a major museum in London is no easy task, but I think we can separate the dire situation of the public-sector art world and the fact that artists can’t afford to see exhibitions.  - The Guardian

It Seems A Picasso Painting “Fell Off The Truck” In Spain

“Spanish police are investigating the disappearance of a Picasso painting, insured for €600,000 ($700,000), which vanished while traveling from Madrid to an exhibition in Granada … The gouache and pencil piece, Still Life with Guitar (1919), was meant to join more than 50 works in a new exhibition at the Caja Granada Foundation.” - Artnet

No Cameras?? Before Jewel Robbery, Audit Found Louvre’s Security Inadequate

“Because of repeated postponements of the scheduled modernisation of security systems, cameras have mainly been installed only when rooms have been refurbished,” said the report from the government’s Court of Accounts. “Under the effect of increasing visitor numbers, the museum’s technical equipment became obsolescent much more rapidly.” - The Times (UK)

Museums Are Banding Together To Survive Trump Attacks

The cultural community is now reeling and searching for answers. Many institutions have shown resilience, and sprouts of resistance are emerging. But the community at large has been slow, or unwilling, to muster an effective counteroffensive. The next few months, many say, will be critical.- The New York Times

On The Eve Of America’s 250th Birthday, Museums Ponder How To Tell The Nation’s Stories

“I am hoping that people will take away from the whole range of exhibitions that we’re doing that democracy was achieved as a result of a struggle and that it was hard fought and hard won.” And she added, “that it is something that needs to be safeguarded.” - The New York Times

Daring Heist At The Louvre Sunday Closes Museum

Their faces concealed, they rode a monte-meubles, a truck-mounted electric ladder that is a common sight on the streets of Paris, where it is used to ferry bulky furniture through the windows of apartments. - The New York Times

Obama’s Presidential Library – And Basketball Court – Rises On Chicago’s South Side

"Only the museum will require a paid ticket. Nearly a dozen other spaces — meeting rooms, classrooms, parks, an N.B.A.-size basketball court, even a branch of the Chicago Public Library — will be reserved for visitors or the activities of the foundation.” - The New York Times

In Los Angeles, Updating A Famous Mural To Reflect One Of The Subject’s Trans Identity

In Los Angeles’s Historic Filipinotown, the “revision follows more than a year of conversations that included Filipino-led groups, local nonprofits and the muralist, Eliseo Art Silva.” - LAist

The New York Times Says The Met Is Full Of Creepy Halloween Art

There’s even a checklist you (if you were in New York) could take to the massive museum with you. - The New York Times

The New York-Based Artist Who Has Been Jailed In China For More Than 400 Days

Gao Zhen’s “detention is linked to three very specific sculptures about the legendary founder of the People’s Republic, Mao Zedong. One entitled Execution of Christ represents a firing squad of seven Maos who are preparing to shoot Jesus.” - El País English

The Architects Who Love It When Their Architecture Disappears

Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi enjoy watching their architecture vanish beneath the landscapes they also design. Or is it all one artistic product? - The New York Times

Why Thousands Of People Are Converging On A Museum In Germany

Museum Wiesbaden is seeing an uptick - a rather large uptick - in visitors thanks to none other than Taylor Swift. - BBC

Thieves Break Into The Louvre, Steal Napoleonic Crown Jewels

“The thieves used a basket lift to access the room directly, forced a window and broke display cases to steal the jewels, before escaping on two-wheelers.” What is believed to be the Empress Eugénie’s crown, broken, was later found outside the museum. - Euro News (Yahoo)

Why There Was A Surge Of Art Heists In The 1970s

According to art historian Tom Flynn, the surge in heists in the 1970s "coincides with the boom of the art market". - BBC

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